Curtain raising and lowering fixture



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Patented Mar. 11, 1952 CURTAIN RAISING AND LOWERING FIXTURE Ida Lundstrom, St. Louis, Mo. Application December 29, 1947, Serial No. 794,360

and lowered by means of pull-cords, thus avoiding possible accidents that occur when standing on chairs, stools, or the like.

I carry the invention into practice by providing an arrangement of parts designed especially for dependable coordination to enable the curtain fixture to be easily and quickly raised or lowered with, or without a curtain, in a dependable manner when standing on the floor.

Other objects and advantages of the invention relate to various details of construction and novel arrangement of parts as will be more fully set forth in the following specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. l is a front elevation, partly in crosssection, of a fixture embodying the features of my invention, the same being shown in full lines in its raised position, and shown in dotted lines in its lowered position.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the fixture.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the fixture in its raised position and partly shown in sectional elevation.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of one of the carriers.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the other carrier.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken on.

In the drawing, the reference character I designates a conventional illustration of the upper portion of a window frame.

Suitably secured to the window frame I adjacent the upper corners thereof are supporting members, or elements designated, generally as 2 and 3. The members 2 and 3 each consist of a suitable fastening element such, for instance as a screw 4, or similar element and they are provided with suitably shaped heads 5 and 6 of plastic, or metallic material. Head 5 is provided with a suitable vertical cord passage 1, and head 6 is provided with a pair of suit-ably spaced, vertically disposed cord passages designated 8 and 9.

A suitable flexible pull-cord I is threaded downwardly through and rides in the cord passage of head 5. The cord I0 spans the gap between the heads and 6 and is threaded downwardly through and rides in the cord passage 9 of the head 6.

'A suitable fiat plate like carrier I I of plastic or metal and preferably rectangular in shape, is

. end of the cord passage 9.

suspended from the end of the cord Ill below the supporting member 2 therefor. Thecarrier II is provided with a pair of vertically aligned open ing I2 and I3 arranged adjacent the upper and lower edges thereof and through which the pullcord I0 is threaded so as to lie on the back face of the carrier, and the free end of the pull-cord I0 is suitably anchored in the lower carrier ope ing I3. The cord section on the back face of the carrier protects the carrier from riding in contact with the face of one of the side members of the window frame I, thus avoiding damage thereto.

A suitable flexible pull-cord I4 is threaded downwardly -through and rides, or slidesin the cord passage 9 of head 6.

A suitable fiat plate like carrier I5 of suitable plastic, or metallic material and preferably rectangular in shape, is suspended from the end of the cord I4 below the supporting member 3 therefor. The carrier I5 is provided with a pair of vertically aligned openings I6 and I7 adjacent the upper and lower edges thereof and through which the cord I4 is threaded so as to lie on the back face of the carrier and the free end of the carrier is suitably anchored in the lower carrier opening 'I 1." The cord section on the back face of the carrier protects the carrier from riding in contact with the face of the other side member of the window frame I, thus avoiding damage thereto when sliding upand down thereon in raising and lowering the carriers, in unison, by means of the pull cords. The pull-cord I4 is directed downwardly over the side of the head 6 as it leaves the upper Both pull-cords I9 and I4 pass downwardly from the head 6 and pass through spaced loops I8 and I9, respectively carried. by the carrier I5 intermediate its ends which space and guide the. cords relative to the front face of thecarrier I51 Both pull-cordspass downwardly from the loops, I8 and I9 and at a selected position below the carrier I5, a spacer 20 is adjustably connected to the cords I0 and I4.

The pull-cords continue downwardly a suitable distance from the spacer 20.

A suitable member 2| is secured to theside member of the window frame I at a suitable elevation, preferably within 'the reach from the floor, around which the cords can be wound for. holding the carriers in'their uppermost positions in upper edge contact with the lower faces of, the heads 5 and 6 or at anydesired elevationv therebelow. Thus, the heads 5 and 6 will limit upward movement of the carriers suspended from the pull-cords I0 and I4, and the spacer will limit.

downward movement of the carriers II and I5 by; coming into contact with the carrier I5 adjacent the loops I8 and. I9 which serve as'stops for the, spacer 20 limiting upward movement thereof;

Suitable telescopically connected curtain sup porting sections 22 and 23, made either from plastic 'or metallic-material, are suitably carried at their outer ends by the upper portions of the'c ar'-. riers II and I5. The carriers I I and I5 prefer-f: ably project downwardly a suitable distance frornj Fig. 9 is shown as provided with grooved cord passages 8' and 9' instead of the circular openings 8 and 9, as shown in Fig. 8.

Operation of the fixture Assuming that the carriers and curtain supporting sections are in their uppermost position, the upper edges of the carriers H and H) contact the lower faces of the pull-cord supports 2 and 3, respectively, and are held in their position by twisting the pull-cords around the member 2| secured to the window frame. In this position of the fixture, the carriers lie parallel with the face of the window frame, with the cord sections on the backs of the carriers lying in contact with the face of the window frame.

Now, when it is desired to lower the carriers and curtain supporting sections, the operator releases the cords from the member 2| and the weight of the fixture will cause the same to be lowered by gravity the desired distance. The spacer 20 will limit downward movement of the fixture by coming into contact with the lower end of the carrier l5 adjacent the loops l8 and IS. The carriers II and |5 will be lowered together and in unison, thereby holding the curtain supporting sections in a horizontal position.

To raise the carriers I and |5 and the curtain supporting sections carried thereby, it is only necessary to pull on the pull-cords until the carriers contact the lower faces of the pull-cord supporting members 2 and 3, after which the pullcords are tied to the member 2| secured to the window frame I.

The many advantages of the herein described invention will readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

Various minor changes and modifications will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention relates and are contemplated within the purview of the appended claims, therefore it is understood that the above particular description and drawings are by way of illustration and. example only, and that changes, omissions, additions, substitutions, and/or modifications might be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention which is intended to be limited only as required by the prior art.

What I claim is:

1. A curtain fixture comprising a pair of supporting members adapted to be secured to a window frame adjacent the upper corners thereof, pull-cords slidable through vertical openings in said supporting members, vertically movable carriers suspended from like ends of the pullcords, loops carried by one of the carriers through which the two pull-cords pass downwardly, a spacer secured to the pull-cords, telescopically connected curtain-rod sections connected at their outer ends with the carriers, said pull-cord supporting members serving as stops to limit upward movement of the carriers, the spacer serving as a stop to limit downward movement of the carriers by coming into contact with the lower end portion of the loop provided carrier, and means adapted to be secured to a window frame a suitable distance below the loop provided carrier to which the pull-cords are detachably connected to hold the carriers in their uppermost positions and in contact with the lower facesof the pull-cord supporting member.

2. In a fixture of the class described. a pair of elements having pull-cord passages adapted to be secured to a window frame adjacent the upper corners thereof, a pair of pull-cords adapted to ride in the passages of said elements, a pair of telescopically connected curtain-rod sections, a carrier connected to the outer end of each curtain-rod section, pull-cord receiving loops carried by one of the carriers, said carriers being secured to and suspending from like ends of the pull-cords below the aforesaid elements for up and down movement by respectively pulling on and releasing the pull-cords, upward movement of the carriers being limited by coming into contact with the aforesaid elements, a spacer carried by the pull-cords below the loop provided carrier which serves to limit downward movement of the carriers in unison by contacting the loop provided carrier when the pull-cords have been released, and means for anchoring the pull-cords to hold the carriers in contact with the aforesaid elements.

3. A curtain raising and lowering fixture embodying apertured members adapted to be secured to the upper end of a window frame adjacent the corners thereof, a pair of fiat plate like carriers adapted to support telescopically connected curtain supporting sections, a pair of pullcords from which the carriers are suspended below said apertured members, one of said cords being supported by both of the apertured members, the other cord being supported by only one of the apertured members, cord receiving loops carried by one of the plate like carriers through which both pull-cords pass downwardly, an adjustable spacer secured to the pull-cords at a selected position below the loop provided carrier to limit downward movement of the carriers, and the apertured members limiting upward movement of the carriers by coming into end contact therewith when in their extreme raised position.

4. The combination, in a curtain raising and lowering fixture, of a pair of apertured members adapted to be anchored adjacent the upper corners of a window frame, one of the members having a single vertical passage and the other member having two spaced vertical passages, a pair of pull-cords, one of the pull-cords riding in passagesdn both members and the other pullcord riding in the member having the single passage, carriers suspended from each cord below the said members, said members also serving as stops to limit upwardmovement of the carriers, loops carried by one of the carriers for guiding the pull-cords in suitable spaced relation, and a spacer carried by the pull-cords below the loop provided carrier for limiting downward movement of the carriers, and telescopically connected curtain-rods connected at their outer ends to the carriers.

IDA LUNDSTROM.

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